On a monday I was ar-rested (uh huh)
on a tuesday they locked me in the jail (oh boy)
on a wednesday my trial was at-tested
on a thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell
I got stripes - stripes around my shoulders
I got chains - chains around my feet
I got stripes - stripes around my shoulders
and them chains - them chains they're about to drag me down
On a monday my momma come to see me
on a tuesday they caught me with a file
on a wednesday i'm down in solitary
on a thursday I start on bread and water for a while
I got stripes - stripes around my shoulders
I got chains - chains around my feet
I got stripes - stripes around my shoulders
and them chains - them chains they're about to drag me down
I got stripes - stripes around my shoulders
I got chains - chains around my feet
I got stripes - stripes around my shoulders
and them chains - them chains they're about to drag me
